Pronouns english grammar

There are special forms of these pronouns to show ownership. They are called Possessive Pronouns. The form used with a noun is sometimes called a Possessive Adjective because it modifies, or givesinformation about, the noun: my, your, our, his, her, their.
PERSON 1st Singular 2nd Singular 3rd Singular 1st Plural 2nd Plural 3rd Plural
SUBJECT I you he, she, it we you they
OBJECT me you him,her, it us you them
POSSESSIVE my, mine your, yours his, her, hers, its our, ours your, yours their, theirs
• That book belongs to me. The book is mine. It is my book.
• Does that book belong toyou? Is that book yours? Is it your book?
• That book belongs to him. Is that book his? Is it his book?
• That old car belongs to Mrs. Potter. Is that old car hers. Is it her car?
•Those fleas belong to the neighbor's dog. Those fleas are its. They are its fleas.
• The apartment belongs to Pamela and me. The apartment is ours. It is our apartment.
• Do these backpacksbelong to all of the class? Are those backpacks yours? Are they your backpacks?
• Does that tent belong to the Boy Scouts? Is that tent theirs? Is that their tent?
Note: Possessive Pronouns comein two different forms: one form must be used with the noun it possesses - MY, YOUR, HIS, HER, ITS, OUR, THEIR. The other form takes the place of the noun and can stand on its own: MINE, YOURS, HIS,HERS, ITS, OURS, THEIRS. Two of these are the same in both cases - HIS and ITS.
The topic of Pronouns is much larger and more complicated than we have demonstrated here. There are CompoundPersonal Pronouns, Interrogative Pronouns, Indefinite Pronouns, Demonstrative Pronouns and Relative Pronouns, but they will be covered in other lessons.
Exercise A: Circle the pronouns in the followingsentences.
1. Fred let his brother use a bicycle that was mine. 5. We have to leave, so give our seats to them.
2. Did you remember to bring that new pencil of yours? 6. I hate to be the one to tell...